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Spaulding High School

Public Grades 9-12

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 14% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Spaulding High School is a public high school located in Rochester, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,339 students. The school is part of the Rochester School District, which is ranked 134 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Spaulding High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Hampshire high schools, with a ranking between 50-74 out of 85-87 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the NH SAS and SAT, is also below the state average, with only 15-26% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 45-55% proficient or better in reading. Spaulding High School's four-year graduation rate of around 89% is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate is higher than the state average, ranging from 2.5% to 3.9% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Newmarket Junior-Senior High School, Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, and Oyster River High School, Spaulding High School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with the school's ranking dropping from the 50s to the 70s out of New Hampshire high schools. This trend is concerning and suggests that the school may need to implement significant improvements to address the academic challenges facing its students.

1,298

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,308

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Wakefield St.
Rochester, NH 03867-1399

(603) 332-0757

District: Rochester School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New Hampshire average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Hampshire avg46%

74^th of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 158Rochester School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	50 of 85	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	60 of 71	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	63 of 84	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	72 of 83	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.9	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	61 of 79	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	70 of 80	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	65 of 81	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	51 of 79	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	49 of 63	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	54 of 82	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	45 of 78	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	51 of 85	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	39 of 67	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2019)22nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Science22%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Spaulding High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)	NH SAS Reading (2025)	NH SAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,298	98	13.2	27.3%	1,125 (86.7%)	17 (1.3%)	52 (4.0%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	19.5	74^th of 86 public high schools	14.0%		25.8	68^th of 87 public high schools	21.8%	6	15.0	55.0	15.0	55.0	22.0	22.0	$16,308
Bud Carlson Academy	Public	9-12	Rochester School Department	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-3678	96	5	19.2	39.6%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	399	35	11.4	28.6%	298 (74.7%)	11 (2.8%)	19 (4.8%)	39 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	19.6	73^rd of 86 public high schools	15.1%		25.9	67^th of 87 public high schools	23.0%	6	17.0	45.0	17.0	45.0	30.0	30.0	$20,583
Nute High School	Public	9-12	22 Elm St.	Milton	03851	Strafford County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 652-4591	166	16	10.6	41.6%	154 (92.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	31.1	61^st of 86 public high schools	29.1%		46.7	40^th of 87 public high schools	54.0%	21	20.0	50.0	20.0	50.0	39.0	39.0	$25,294
Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	214	39	5.4	36.0%	190 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	40.2	50^th of 86 public high schools	41.9%		10.2	83^rd of 87 public high schools	4.6%	33		57.0		57.0	38.0	38.0	$20,662
Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,371	108	12.6	23.1%	1,118 (81.5%)	24 (1.8%)	64 (4.7%)	83 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.8%)	42.4	48^th of 86 public high schools	44.2%		62.1	29^th of 87 public high schools	66.7%	19	26.0	64.0	26.0	64.0	33.0	33.0	$14,825
Oyster River High School	Public	9-12	55 Coe Dr.	Durham	03824	Strafford County	Oyster River Coop School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 868-2375	825	67	12.3	7.4%	714 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	39 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	91.2	5^th of 86 public high schools	94.2%		91.9	5^th of 87 public high schools	94.3%		55.0	86.0	55.0	86.0	55.0	55.0	$19,567
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy	Public	9-12	907 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 942-5531	654	57	11.4	4.4%	619 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	86.5	8^th of 86 public high schools	90.7%		86.5	11^th of 87 public high schools	87.4%	3	43.0	78.0	43.0	78.0	65.0	65.0
Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	402	36	11.1	21.1%	374 (93.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	52.8	33^rd of 86 public high schools	61.6%		38.1	49^th of 87 public high schools	43.7%	16	20.0	67.0	20.0	67.0	49.0	49.0
Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	274	28	9.8	19.3%	223 (81.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.2%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.2%)	79.8	16^th of 86 public high schools	81.4%		65.4	25^th of 87 public high schools	71.3%	9	47.0	76.0	47.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$17,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Spaulding High School

What is the racial makeup of Spaulding High School?

Students at Spaulding High School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Spaulding High School in?

Rochester School District

How many students attend Spaulding High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,298 students attended Spaulding High School.

What schools feed into Spaulding High School?

Spaulding High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chamberlain Street School
Elementary : East Rochester School
Elementary : Gonic School
Elementary : McClelland School
Elementary : School Street School
Elementary : William Allen School
Middle : Rochester Middle School

Is Spaulding High School a good school?

Spaulding High School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of New Hampshire high schools.

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